Monday, November 9, 2015

In order
to comply with California’s capital punishment laws, the California Department
of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has developed lethal injection
regulations.

CDCR’s submission of its lethal injection regulations are part of the
rulemaking process pursuant to the state’s Administrative Procedure Act, and
pursuant to the stipulation in Winchell
and Alexander v. Beard. CDCR submitted on October 27, 2015, its notice of
proposed adoption of lethal injection regulations for publication in the Office
of Administrative Law’s California Regulatory Notice Register. The OAL
published it in its register on November 6, 2015.

Any member of the public, including inmates, may participate in the adoption of
state regulations to ensure that regulations are clear, necessary and legally
valid. The rulemaking process mandates a minimum 45-day initial public comment
period. CDCR established a 75-day public comment period that is open until 5
p.m. on January 22, 2016.

Members of the public may review the rulemaking file by visiting the following
link: Proposed Lethal Injection Regulations. The public may also review and/or
copy desired regulation documents in person at the following location:

CDCR Headquarters
1515 S Street
Room 105-North
Sacramento, CA 95811

Public access
is available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding state
holidays.

Any person, including inmates, may submit public comments about the proposed
regulations: